Hyundai’s i10 to get a new 800cc turbocharged engine in 2010

Posted by Harvinder

August 7, 2009

Korean auto maker Hyundai, will add a new engine into the i10 super mini line-up by early next year. The new engine would be a 800cc, turbocharged 3-cylinder powerplant that should produce about 90HP and offer an emission output figure, that is less than 100 grams per kilometer.

The model that will carry the new engine would be called the i10 i-Blue and it will feature a mild facelift, a treatment that will be given to all i10′s within the range. The i10 i-Blue will the most powerful variant, but prices will not go further than the £8300 asking price for the top of the line Hyundai i10 1.2 Style. The 800cc is based on the same engine that poweres the Hyundai i10 Blue CNG concept that premiered at the 2008 Geneva motor show. That particular concept car is fueled by compressed natural gas, and still manages to make 97HP, while emitting 65 grams of emissions per kilometer.

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